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Injuries Resulting from Medical Negligence

People depend on doctors, surgeons, physical therapists, nurses, and other
healthcare providers to provide necessary medical treatment. Most healthcare
providers provide excellent services; however, when a medical professional
is negligent and makes a mistake, serious financial and physical consequences
- or even death - can result. When a physician or other medical professional
commits medical malpractice by deviating from the standard of care, you
need a Stamford medical malpractice lawyer from The Rotatori Law Firm
to help you recover money damages for medical bills, wage loss, pain,
and permanent injury.

Liability in Medical Malpractice Cases

To prevail in a medical malpractice case, the injured patient must prove
that there was a deviation from the medical standard of care by the healthcare
professional and that there was a causal connection between the deviation
and the plaintiff's injury. A medical malpractice case requires thorough
investigation of the facts; the proper counterpart medical expert on liability;
a causation medical expert; detailed depositions; and exhaustive trial
preparation. Our Stamford medical malpractice attorneys at our personal
injury law firm can handle your case.

Attorney Peter Rotatori III of The Rotatori Law Firm can investigate the facts, find the right medical
experts, take adverse depositions, and try any exhaustive medical malpractice
case to verdict if required. Many medical malpractice experts who testify
in Connecticut courts are found in New York City at some of the finest
medical centers and hospitals in the country.

The following types of cases, although not exhaustive, may warrant investigation:

Failure to diagnose cancer, which increases a patients risk of death or
even results in death

Mammograms performed with too much compression or at an improper angle,
resulting in severe, permanent breast pain and permanent breast injury

Poorly performed "tummy tuck" by a plastic surgeon

Before a physician treats a patient, he or she has the legal duty to disclose
all known material risks of the procedure to the patient. Failure to do
so is a breach of informed consent. Informed consent is a separate legal
duty that the physician owes the patient in addition to any duty that
the physician has to perform the medical procedure in a skilled manner
up to the recognized prevailing standard of care.

Connecticut Statute of Limitations on Medical Malpractice Claims

Connecticut has a
two-year statute of limitations in medical malpractice cases and a
three-year statute of repose. The statute of limitations under
Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-584 runs from the date the injury is first sustained, discovered, or should
have been discovered in the exercise of reasonable care. The statute specifically
addresses both negligent conduct and reckless conduct. It references physicians,
dentists, surgeons, podiatrists, chiropractors, hospitals, and sanatoriums.

The repose portion of Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-584 is the outer limit of the
negligent action by the healthcare provider that precludes the claim;
however, it is often not that simple. There are three legal doctrines
that can toll the three-year statute of repose. These legal theories are
the fraudulent concealment of facts by a physician; a continuing course
of treatment by a physician where the act takes place over time; or a
continuing course of conduct by the healthcare provider. Because the application
of these legal theories is fact specific, they require skilled legal analysis.

An action resulting in wrongful death, whether instantaneous or otherwise,
arising out of healthcare negligence, has a two-year limitation of action
from death with a five-year repose provision under
Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-555. The compensation recoverable under the statute includes damages for the
injuries plus the cost of reasonably necessary medical care, hospital
services, nursing services, and funeral expenses.

Learn More from a Medical Malpractice Lawyer

The Rotatori Law Firm can provide you with a Stamford
injury attorney who understands the laws surrounding your medical malpractice case and
who can work to recover the compensation that you need. Attorney Peter
Rotatori III has more than 25 years of experience and has what it takes
to go up against your doctor, surgeon, or hospital, as well as their insurance
company. You need a skilled and knowledgeable lawyer by your side, so
don't wait!
Contact us right away to get started on a claim.

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